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Condolences go to the family of Adrian Samways who died recently. A familiar figure to Chetnole having farmed here for many years, we will miss his friendly wave through the window of his tractor. Where there’s an occasion to be marked, Chetnole always does it properly and we certainly pulled out all the stops in June for The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. With the help of a great bunch of Chetnolians we partied in style all weekend; out came the flags and bunting, the bonfire was lit, children dressed up as the royals and we celebrated like only Chetnole can with the best street party ever. Thank you to Nick and Naomi for lending us their field, the Chetnole Inn’s participation and to all of you who pitched in with the organising – James and his merry band of party planners outdid themselves. Even the rain held off until the last few moments of the street party, but we weren’t beaten, oh no, Chetnolians always have a gazebo at the ready! Really glad this village has maintained its sense of community and fun in the thirty years I’ve been here. Well done Chetnole. Can we have a few quiet weekends now please to recover? The flower show is imminent so get creative and enter a few of the classes, it’s great fun for all the family. Thanks also to the Parish Council for providing all the village children with a commemorative jubilee mug.
What’s on in July and August: Lots of cricket – see Dates for your Diary on page 55 3 July: Rev’d Jenny Nelson’s first communion at Chetnole Church, 11.00am followed by lunch at the hall 8, 9, 10 July: Chetnole Church Flower Festival, 11,00am–5.00pm – see poster for details 9 July: Musical concert at the church featuring clarinettist Katy Wenham, starts at 7.30pm 6 August: Chetnole Flower Show and Fete, 2.00pm Have a great summer, see you in September
Liz Tebbatt
Jubilee – Best Decorated House Braemar in Hamlet was the winner! There was The Queen at the balcony waving with piped operatic ‘God Save the Queen’. See pages 12–13 for more photos of the Jubilee celebrations.
St. Peter’s Church Rev’d Jenny Nelson, our curate, is being ordained as a priest on 2 July in Salisbury 9
